Combined pen and pencil holder



1939- J. c. KANIPE 2,143,012

COMBINED PEN AND PENCIL HOLDER Filed Aug. 5, l937 Jase 6% 6/7 0272 6 IN'ENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 10, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2Claims.

My invention relates to new and novel improvements in a combined pen andpencil holder and point protector.

One of the principal objects of my invention is 5 to provide a pen andpencil holder for reliably holding pens or pencils, equipped with meansfor protecting the points thereof.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the abovedescribed character equipped with means whereby pencils or pens ofvarious lengths are reliably secured in the holder and the pointsprotected.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the abovedescribed character equipped with means for retaining lengths of leadaccidentally dislodged from mechanical pencils or the like in order thatthe same may be reinserted in said pencil for use.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent 20 from the followingdescription, appended claims and annexed drawing.

Referring to the drawing wherein like reference characters designatelike parts throughout the several views:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

. Fig. 3 is a detail vertical sectional view on an enlarged scale.

finger.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the sleeve and finger, Fig. 6 is asectional view on the line 8-6 of Fig. 3. 35 Fig. 7 is a front elevationof the clamp for securing the holder to a garment.

Fig. 8 is a cross sectional view illustrating. a modified form of barreland sleeve.

In practicing my invention, in the preferred form illustrated in Figures1 to 7 inclusive of the drawing, I employ a barrel l0 having a closedend II and an opened end l2 flared as at IS. The flared portion coactswith a pencil M to guide the same when it is being inserted within thebarrel Ill. The upper end of the-barrel, alfiacent the flared portioni3, is provided with a clamp. fastener l5 for securing the barrel to agarment and is preferably constructed of'a piece of flat metal l6, bentto form upper and lower jaws which will allow the garment to beslippedbetween them. For holding the jaws in place and operating them, there isprovided a second U-shaped piece of metal I! enclosing the jaws andprovided with a a lever l8. These jaws are preferably provided with Fig.4 is arear elevation of the sleeve and teeth IQ for more securelyholding the material inserted between them.

The barrel, intermediate of the ends, is formed with a plurality ofelongated slots 20 for receiving an offset end 2| of a pencil or penpositioning 5 means 22. x

The means 22 comprises a sleeve 23 mounted on the barrel l0 and formedwith an elongated re-' silient finger 24 terminating inthe offset end2|.

The upper end of the barrel adjacent the flared portion is formed withan aperture 25 for receiving an offset rounded end 26 of aleaf spring21, said leaf spring being secured to the barrel by means of rivets 28or the like at the opposite end. The offset section 2| of thefinger 22inclines inwardly and downwardly towards the barrel, the lower end beingbent upon itself to form a looking means, the upper end being rounded atthe jointure with the finger proper. In use, the sleeve is slid upwardlyor downwardly as the case may be to permit the offset end 2| to moveinto one of the desired slots 20 and move downwardly asufiicientdistance to permit the lower bent end of the offset section toengage the inner periphery of the barrel adjacent the lower face of theslot, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing. A pencil or penis then inserted, the lower tapered end engaging the lower end of theoffset section 2| as illustrated in 30 Fig. 2 of the drawing. When thelower end of the offset section engages the tapered side of the pencil,the offset section is prevented from moving outwardly due to the lowerend of the section engaging the inner peripheral wall of the barreladjacent the lower face of the slot 20. Due to the resiliency of thelower offset section, the tapered end.- of the pencil or pen eflects aclamping or locking of the offset end in relation to the barrel topreventsizzteral movement of said end. When a pen or pencil is insertedin the barrel, the rounded end 25 of the spring 21 will effect aclamping of the pencil or pen within the barrel and prevent accidentaldislodgement therefrom,

as clearly illustrated in- Fig. 2 of the drawing. When it isdesired tosecure a pencil or pen of relative short length within the holder, thesleeve is gripped by the fingers and an upward sliding movement appliedthereto. This movement effects a camming action between the upper faceof the slot 20 and upper inclined face of the offset section 2|.Continued upward movement of the sleeve causes the upper inclined faceof the offset section to engage the upper face of the slot 20 with theresultant engagement of the lower end of the oflset section with theouter peripheral face of the barrel above the upper face of the slot 2|.Obviously, continued upward movement of the sleeve permits of the oifsetsection II moving into the adjacent slot formed thereabove. When apencil or pen of relatively longer length is to be held within thebarrel, the sleeve is moved upwardly to eifect a disengagement of theoil'set section from within the slot 20 in the same manner as heretoforedescribed.

In order to move the offset portion downwardly for engagement within asubjacent slot, the sleeve is rotated on the barrel asuiilcientfldistance to permit the offset section to move downwardlywithout snapping into the slot it has been priorly disengaged from. Inthis position the oifset portion is moved downwardly, through the mediumof the sleeve, to a position laterally of a slot it is desired toposition the offset section in. A slight rotation of the sleeve willpermit the offset section to register with the slot and snap therein.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that pencils or pens of variouslengths are reliably secured within the holder a sumcient distance toprevent the points of pencils from engaging the closed bottom of thebarrel and being broken. In the instances of mechanical pencils, shouldthe points be accidentally dislodged therefrom, the same will beretained within the lower part of the barrel and may be extractedtherefrom for further use.

As illustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawing, the barrel may be formed withan offset longitudinally extending rib Il operable within an offsetsection ll of the sleeve 23. This construction prevents rotation of thesleeve relative to the barrel. To eifect sliding action of the offsetsection 2| downwardly and prevent the same from moving into undesiredslots during the course of its travel downwardly, the pencil I I isinserted within thebarrelinaimannerthattheverticalsideswillpreventthelowerendsoftheoifsetsectionfmmmqvingintothebarrel.Themetalofthebarrel being relatively'thin, the lower rounded end oftheoflsetlectionwillbecammedoutwardlyas the same moves downwardly, thuseliminating the necessity of rotating the sleeve relative tothebarreltopositiontheoifset sectioninasub- Jacent slot.

Itistobedistinctlyunderstoodthatwhilel have illustrated and described myinvention in connectionwithsecuringpencilsorpensina manner to protectthe points thereof and which isadaptedtobereliablysecuredto agarment orthe like, theme may be utilized for other articlessuchastoolsandthelikewithoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or scope ofthe appended claims.

Having described myinvention, what I claim is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a barrel formed with aplurality of longitudinally arranged slots, and an adjusting meansslidably mounted on said barrel and fashioned with a section extendingthrough one of said slots for engagement with a pencil within saidbarrel in a manner to engage the tapered end of the pencil to forma-stop therefor.

2. A device of the character described comprising a barrel formed with aplurality of longitudinally arranged slots, an adjusting meansslidably-mounted on said barrel and fashioned with asection extendingthrough one of said slots for engagement with a pencil within saidbarrel in a manner to engage the tapered end of the pencil to form astop therefor, said section bent upon itself to form a hook engaging theinner periphcry of the barrel to prevent displacement of said section bythe pencil.

JOSEPH C. KAHIPE.

